Conway buries Alonso’s time at Spa
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Mike Conway set a 1m56.172 lap, over two seconds faster than the best time set in the morning session and 0.643s ahead of the n°8 Toyota in the second 90-minute practice session.
The best lap time for the LMP1 non-Hybrid entry was set by the N°.10 DragonSpeed car as Pietro Fittipaldi sets impressive 1m58.835s lap as he makes his WEC debut. However the best time of the day went to the n°3 Rebellion Racing R13 with a 1m58.392 in the morning session, compared to a 1m59.011 in the afternoon, which was good enough for 4thoverall in FP2.
There was drama for ByKolles as Dominick Kraihamer stops on track during session with suspected mechanical problem and two red flags during session to recover cars that had gone off into the barriers.
Ford continue to lead in the LMGTE Pro category with Olivier Pla setting a scorching pace with a 2m13.733 lap in n°66 Ford GT. The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing driver was 0.9s ahead of second placed n°91 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Gimmi Bruni, with the n°67 Ford GT in third and n°92 Porsche fourth as the American/German manufacturer battle continues to rage.
Pastor Maldonado was once again the quickest driver in LMP2 in the DragonSpeed Oreca-Gibson, with a lap of 2m02.991s lap. The former grand prix winner was 0.3 seconds ahead of the n°37 Jackie Chan Racing Oreca and G-Drive Racing.
Porsche continued to lead the way in LMGTE AM with the n°86 Gulf Racing 911 of Ben Barker set the fastest time for the category for FP2 with a 2m16.113s lap of the 7km Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The n°77 Dempsey-Proton Porsche was second ahead of reigning champions in n°98 Aston Martin Racing Vantage V8.
The third and final Free Practice session will take place Friday 4thMay, at 11h00.
Highlights
- Mike Conway sets fastest lap of day in No.7 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS 050 HYBRID with a qualifying simulation of 1m56.172s
- No.8 Toyota driven by Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima second 0.6 away from Conway’s best
- Best non-Hybrid entry is No.10 DragonSpeed car as Pietro Fittipaldi sets impressive 1m58.835s lap as he makes his WEC debut
- Rebellion Racing place fourth and fifth as No.3 heads no.1 Swiss entered R13
- Drama for ByKolles as Dominik Kraihamer stops on track during session with suspected mechanical problem
- Two red flags during session for stopped No.17 SMP Racing car and crashed TDS ORECA driven by Matthieu Vaxiviere
- LMGTE Pro sees Olivier Pla set scorching pace with a 2m13.733 in No.66 Ford GT
- Ford Chip Ganassi Racing driver is a massive 0.9s ahead of second placed No.91 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Gimmi Bruni
- No.67 Ford GT is third and No.92 Porsche fourth as American/German manufacturer battle continues to rage
- Pastor Maldonado again quickest for DragonSpeed as he sets a 2m02.991s lap
- Ex Grand Prix winner heads No.37 Jackie Chan Racing ORECA and G-Drive racing entry
- Gulf Racing tops LMGTE Am as Ben Barker peaks on 2m16.113s
- No.77 Dempsey-Proton Porsche places second ahead of reigning champions in No.98 Aston Martin Racing Vantage V8
- Final Free Practice session scheduled for 11.00 local time on Friday morning